Paul Blake (actor, born 1949)

Not to be confused with Paul Blake (actor, born 1904).
Paul Blake
Blake at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Birmingham, England
OccupationActor

Paul Blake (born 1949) is an English actor.[1] He is best known for portraying Greedo in Star Wars.[2] He also had minor roles in Some of My Best Friends Are... and Hennessy, as well as some roles in television series such as Down to Earth and Crossroads.[3] He played many roles in theatres both in the UK and abroad; including the title role in Macbeth at Salisbury Playhouse and Charles Swann in the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre production A Waste of Time (based on Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu) amongst many others.

Blake's friend Anthony Daniels recommended him when Lucasfilm was seeking actors for the cantina scene.[4]

Personal life

Blake has 5 children with Kate, an actress, who initially trained at The Royal Ballet School; their youngest son, also called Paul, is a gold medal-winning Paralympic athlete who won the 400m T36 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. They also have 7 grandchildren. Paul has a daughter, Lucy, from a previous marriage and 2 more granddaughters.

References

  1. ^ Paul Blake at IMDb
  2. ^ Sacks, Ethan (5 May 2016). "Exclusive: Greedo actor wants 'Star Wars' to restore Han Solo shooting first scene: 'It does give him a little more glory'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ Crossroads (TV Series 1964–1988) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
  4. ^ Daniels, Anthony (2019). I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story. DK. ISBN 9781465492562.
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